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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-10-24

Mark 2:17 (LSB) 17 And hearing this, Jesus said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need for a physician, but only those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Over the last few weeks, God has been showing us how critical it is for us, as followers of Christ, to really get the truth in this verse ingrained into us.

We must get this into our spirits and live it out.

Prior to this verse, a scene is described where Jesus is dining with many different people, including some who were looked down on by the Jews, and labeled as sinners.

The sinners included tax collectors and irreligious Jews.

Tax collectors were frowned upon by the Jews for being agents of the Roman government, collecting the taxes for the empire that was in power at that time.

Many of the tax collectors were Jews themselves, which is why they were looked down upon so badly.

Among the sinners referred to by the Pharisees were also others who were Jews by birth but who chose not to follow the tenets of the Jewish religion.

The Pharisees spoke out, reasoning that because Jesus spent time with these people, He was surely not the long-awaited Messiah; the holy One spoken of by the Old Testament prophets.

Hearing them, Jesus addressed their concerns, stating that it was not the so-called righteous who need Him, but those who were sinners, likening them to the sick needing a doctor.

Years ago, we were attending a church that was local to where we lived. On a particular Sunday, an incident took place that left a large impression on me. I did not witness it directly, but I spoke with those who did.

A woman had walked into the church sanctuary and was not dressed the way some thought she should be dressed.

Upon seeing this, some people told her that her clothing was not acceptable and asked her to leave. She was clearly not welcome there.

As she turned to leave, another family who had witnessed what had just happened told her that she was more than welcome to sit with them. The woman sat with them, but whether she returned to that church is unknown.

The people who had asked her to leave had failed her miserably, forgetting the very lesson Jesus taught in the verse above.

We must get this right!

Jesus willingly sacrificed His life for me, for you, and for every other “sinner” who will ever live.

Let us not turn them away from the very One who can wash them of their sins and make them a new creation; Christ Jesus, the long-awaited Messiah, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-29-24

Mark 2:17 (LSB) 17 And hearing this, Jesus said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need for a physician, but only those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

It is funny how we, followers of Christ, often forget that we were once lost and unsaved, wallowing in our own dirt and sinfulness.

And as we grow, putting distance between ourselves and our past, we begin to look down on those who are in that same sinful state now.

How terrible it would be for us if God had not seen fit to save us!

If we were to take seriously what Jesus said about the well not needing a doctor, we just might begin to look at many things quite differently.

Maybe those whom we look down upon would be sitting next to us in the church pew.

Maybe those we shun would feel less like outsiders when they are around us.

Maybe those we “cast stones” at would feel less condemned in our presence.

If we keep ourselves open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, we will be much less likely to “act like pharisees” and more likely to recognize this tendency in ourselves when it happens.

It is only then that God can change this in us.

As Jesus said in Matthew, 19:26, “With men, this is impossible. But with God all things are possible!”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-28-23

John 17:26 (NKJV) 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

That the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.

Jesus wants this love to continue to be active in us, His followers.

This love that the Father has for Him is something He came to exemplify throughout His life here on earth. His death on the cross for us was the biggest sacrifice anyone could have ever shown. He did it because of such love.

It was through His teachings, His healings, miracles, signs and wonders that we see such love in action. This love was meant to transform our hearts, that in return we would follow Him.

What a powerful prayer from Jesus for all believers. This was His heart for us.

It’s hard to understand such a love and to see it in action. But as we take one step at a time, declaring the name of Jesus, and walking out what He shows us through His teachings, we too will share in such a love for each other and those we don’t even know.

John 13:35 (NKJV) 35 By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

Will we walk in this love?

We can if we take one step at a time, and learn from His example.

A good place to start is by praying for one another, our brothers and sisters in Christ. We all need prayer.

And by doing this, we will learn what it means to love one another.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-23-22

Romans 13:8 (NKJV) 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

We are to owe no one anything except to love one another.

There’s a lot we can learn from this.

If we truly love others, and we treat them like we love them, many problems will disappear.

Think about it.

If we truly love others, and we treat them based on our love for them, we will no longer steal from them. We will no longer covet what they have. We will no longer commit adultery.

We will no longer murder. We will no longer lie to them or gossip about them. We will no longer make false accusations against them.

You see, love fixes all of those sins. Why? Because if we love others as ourselves, we will want nothing but what God desires for them. Therefore, we will not want to harm them in any way.

Matthew 22:39 (NKJV) 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Love is the foundation for all of this. It is what causes us to look beyond selfish desires and put others first.

Romans 13:10 (NKJV) 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

And what is it that allows us to love this way?

We can love this way only by the power of God in our lives. He is the source of this kind of love.

Let’s walk with God. Draw near to Him. Learn of Him. And let His love flow through our lives.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-1-21

1 Corinthians 13:4 (NKJV) 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

One thing I have learned is this; love is patient.

It takes time for change to happen in a person’s life.

Whether it’s change in ourselves or change with others, it takes time. And we need to be willing to love in such a way that we can wait it out.

One of the greatest things we can do for each other is love someone to the point where we give ourselves or others the time needed for God to help turn it around.

Anything that God has put in front of me has taken time. Period.

Nothing has happened overnight.

In my high school year book, under my graduation picture, I had this saying; “time is of the essence”.

It means that, over time, things will play out.

I was young, and at that time I just thought it sounded wise.

Little did I know that I would have to walk it out myself if I wanted to love like God has called us to. I would have to be very patient at times. Ugh.

Of course, love will really work that patience muscle. It is hard, but it will cause that muscle to grow in us.

Our flesh will despise it. But God’s Spirit that dwells in us all will help us to LOVE and do even more!

We must embrace Him if we want to walk in such love.

Don’t let what we want to see happen right away rule over us and cause us to miss out on the things God wants to show us.

Wait on Him and His guidance. Be strong.

His love will bring the patience we need to have in any given situation.

Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-13-21 – Unlovable

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

We all know someone who is hard to love. There can be many reasons for them being that way. Regardless of the reason, though, God has called us to love even those who are unlovable. 

In our newest video, Unlovable, we teach on this topic and discuss this from a Biblical point of view. 

This video is very short and informative. And it is something that we all need to hear and ponder on if we want to make sure we’re walking in God’s will for our lives, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes and watch it. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love you all. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-10-21

1 John 4:8-9 (NKJV) 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

He loves us all. As the song says, red, yellow, black and white.

We are all sinners, but yet He sent His Son to save us. We are precious in His sight.

If we cannot love, then we don’t truly know God. Because He is love, we too will love. Even in times when the average person cannot love, His Spirit in us will show love in such a way that it will blow people’s minds.

Friends, brothers and sisters in Christ, we are in the day where we need to show love like never before. But not a cuddling type of love. Rather a “stand for what is right” kind of love.

We need to be strong, and not back down from truth. And taking it one step further, we need to be sure we’re walking out what we preach.

Come on, church people! We must show the world who God is, and we can do this by loving through our actions. If we cannot love, we do not know God.

1 John 3:18 (NKJV) 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Be the one today to show God’s love through doing something outside the everyday norm.

God gave us His best. Let us give our best effort in showing it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-12-21

Galatians 5:14 (NKJV) 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Love your neighbor.

Jesus said this was second only to loving God.

Loving God is easy. Loving others, though? Now that can be a challenge for all of us at times.

People can test us in every way possible. And when certain types of people start pushing our buttons, we have to rely heavily on the Holy Spirit to keep us loving them and not wanting to lash out at them and spew hatred.

The times in which we are living are especially difficult. The enemy is trying his best to divide and conquer. Nothing is “normal” anymore.

Some days it looks like he is winning, I will admit. But I know that God is on the throne and He is still in control of it all.

There are some things that just need to play out, and they can be painful to watch sometimes.

But our call is to keep loving people and letting God guide our every step. And that is exactly what I intend to do, even when it’s difficult to carry out.

No, none of us will ever hit it perfectly all the time. And sometimes we may miss it badly.

But if our spirit is willing, and our heart longs to please God, we will keep pushing forward and doing what we know is right overall.

Love your neighbor as yourself.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-19-21

John 13:35 (NKJV) 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Love is powerful!

It can turn things around in a heartbeat, so to speak.

Jesus tells the disciples to love, and by doing so it will reflect back on Him. And those that see us moving in such a way will know that we are His!

Isn’t that what we all want? We want the world to know we belong to Him. We want the good and pure things we do to be pointed back to Jesus. After all, it’s because of Him that our hearts can love in such a deep and moving way.

Love is the reason why God sent His only Son to this earth for us.

Now, why can’t that be our only reason to live?

If we would get the right attitude in our heart activated, together we would make a better world to live in.

We would make a huge difference and it would be contagious.

Where does it start? Right here with us.

Let us make a decision in our hearts today to love better, to love stronger and to enjoy every bit of it.

Know that our actions will be a blessing to those we come in contact with.

People will know us and who we belong to by doing what Jesus showed us to do. It will point back to Him! Hallelujah, He is love!!

John 3:16 (NKJV) 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-26-20

1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV) 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Love is the greatest and most powerful thing we can spend time getting good at.

Loving someone who is good to us is oh so easy. But loving someone we don’t even know or like is so hard.

We cannot do it on our own. We need God’s compassion and strength to stick with it and be steadfast in loving one another.

Oh sure, we can walk away from people that make us feel uncomfortable or drive us crazy. But is that really what God wants?

Trying to love someone that is completely opposite of us can be very difficult. But we can always find a way to work it out.

As a matter a fact, we can actually learn a lot by loving someone that is opposite from us.

In our own marriage, we are very opposite in many ways. But we love each other deeply.

So, no matter how opposite we are, when we are apart from each other even for a short time, we very much look forward to being together again. We miss each other even if we are just out and about doing separate things.

How does this happen when we are so opposite? How can we even stand being around each other with such different ways of doing things?

It’s love! Love that goes beyond just emotions and feelings.

It holds us together like glue and causes us to keep pressing forward, understanding that there is more to learn in life than what we already know.

Love teaches us that there are always other ways of handling things or doing things.

Love isn’t just a feeling. It is an action we all need to take if we want a better marriage, a better friendship, a better workplace setting and a better world to live in.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-25-20

Genesis 1:1 (NKJV) 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

From this very first verse of the Bible, God was in the beginning!! He created the heavens and the earth.

In order for something to need creating, it means it didn’t exist to begin with. So, it was empty and void. I can’t even imagine what “nothing” looks like.

Genesis 1:2 (NKJV) 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

There is not anything clearer and simpler than this; God is the Creator of it all!

He created everything, including man.

Genesis 1:27 (NKJV) 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Therefore, being His creation, we are accountable to our Creator. What does He ask for? He asks for our hearts to become One with Him. Otherwise we will remain just His creation.

It we want to be more than this, and we want to be able to call Him Father, we have to follow the rules. His creation must be saved. We must have a new heart. A saved heart. A clean heart with a new spirit. And He will give us this as we exchange it for our heart of stone.

Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

How do we get a clean, saved and renewed heart?

Romans 10:13 (NKJV) 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Jesus Christ, God’s Son, made this possible for us. As we believe in Him and call on His name, we will be saved.

The love that we have for Him will cause us to keep His word. And because of this, God the Father and Jesus the Son will both come and live in us.

John 14:23 (NKJV) 23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

If we, as believers, are walking around with the Father and the Son living in us, the greatest love relationship ever known to man, what does that make us?

That makes us able to love one another, forgive each other and not hold grudges. Why? Because love, the very thing He commands us all to do, is actually dwelling and living in us!

John 15:17 (NKJV) 17 These things I command you, that you love one another.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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